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Interdisciplinary product development education at MIT and RISD
Author(s) -
Eppinger Steven D.,
Kressy Matthew S.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
design management journal (former series)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1948-7169
pISSN - 1045-7194
DOI - 10.1111/j.1948-7169.2002.tb00320.x
Subject(s) - teamwork , product (mathematics) , class (philosophy) , process (computing) , mathematics education , engineering ethics , new product development , section (typography) , sociology , engineering management , pedagogy , engineering , computer science , management , psychology , mathematics , artificial intelligence , economics , geometry , operating system
T his popular course has a decade‐long history. Students come from a range of backgrounds and explore how teamwork and a cross‐section of talents are fundamental to the product design process. Steven Eppinger and Matthew Kressy summarize the main features of their class, provide examples of student projects, and thoroughly enumerate the lessons learned in this demanding but exciting teaching exercise.